Originally posted by Ian & Tracey:
Hi all, We have booked our first ever cruise on the Pride Of America for August 2007. As we are new to cruising can anybody please tell us whether we have made a good choice and will we be happy with our holiday as we have seen alot of bad press about NCL? We are also taking our 3 children who's ages are 16,14 & 11 is there plenty for them to do?
Thanks in advance
Ian & Tracey

We have just returned (two weeks ago) from our first cruise ever aboard the Pride of America and in one sentence I would describe it as the holiday of a lifetime! It far exceeded our expectations. The Hawaiian islands are unbelievable beautiful and rich in natural splendour. Cruising is the perfect way to see them.

Can't speak of activities for the youngsters but if they're into adventurous excursions, I'm sure they will be more than adequately entertained - there's a helluva lot on offer.

We too were worried about some of the bad press we read, but we found that being polite with the staff always got us good service. I think British accents always go down well in the US.